Upcoming Event: Sharul Weds Sharul (24 Feb 2018)

SHARUL SHAH IS BACK WITH A NEW SPECIAL, AND THIS TIME SHE IS MARRYING HERSELF!

Sharul Channa has been called many things, from ‘Pottymouth’ to ‘Singapore’s Only Full-Time Female Stand-Up Comic”, however, one label that is befitting, is that she is arguably one of the funniest comedians to come out of Singapore in recent years. Since her first performance at an open mic event at a Singaporean comedy club years ago, Sharul has gone on to perform in Australia, Malaysia, the Philippines, China, and India, even making history in the process when she became the first Singaporean comedian to be selected for The Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2016.

Now, she returns to Malaysia, with her second stand-up comedy special, Sharul Weds Sharul. This one-woman, hour long show, is a rib-tickling take on Indian weddings, from couple hashtags, to the extensive wedding buffet, from Aunt Sunita to walking around the fire seven times for a promise of seven lifetimes. It is observational comedy at its best, as Sharul finds answers to some of the burning questions that we have about Indian weddings.

Sharul’s rise to fame did not come easy, in her early years, she had to struggle in a comedic scene, that was dominated by household names and while she did consider giving up, she turned her challenges into success, going on to become the first female Singaporean stand-up comic to do her own solo stand-up show, ‘Pottymouth’.

“On stage, I’m 150% of who I am in real life, and it’s actually a good thing because it keeps me extremely honest when I blare out truths about myself out loud.”

Her razor-sharp, self-deprecating comedic style, has lent Sharul a universality that allow for her shows to transcend nationalities, race, and gender.

Catch her latest show, happening at the Temple Of Fine Arts on the 24th of February. 

Get your early bird tickets now at https://airasiaredtix.com/sharul_weds_sharul. Until 31st of January 2018, purchase 2 TICKETS FOR THE PRICE OF 1. See you at the show!


Time: 8.00pm - 9.30pm.
Location: Temple of Fine Arts, 114 - 116, Jalan Berhala, Brickfields, 50470 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur.





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PSA: Throwback Thursday @ Gastro Sentral, Le Meridien KL

Gastro Sentral at Le Méridien KL will be embarking on a charity event, themed Throwback Thursday, aimed at raising funds for UNICEF’s "Check out for Children" education programme. This charity event is happening this Thursday, 24 October 2013 from 8pm to 12.30am. 

This fun evening includes exciting quizzes, stand-up comedy acts by Red FM's Papi Zak and Grumpy from the "Really really late breakfast show" as well as fabulous retro music by renowned DJs from Retro Sunsplash.

No Admission fee… just your generosity. This programme will help over 67 million children in the world which are out of school and 27% of these children live in Asia. Proceeds for the night will help fund a better future for the world’s children. 

For more details, check out www.discoverlemeridien.com or visit their official Facebook page at facebook.com/lemeridienkualalumpur. 

Comedy High @ Samplings on the Fourteenth, Berjaya Times Square Hotel Kuala Lumpur

Back during our dating days, we enjoyed going for comedy nights in London or our local theatre. Recently, we attended a comedy night called "Comedy High" at Samplings on the Fourteenth in KL on 17 January 2012 which pairs food with comedy. This was the first comedy night at Samplings, in collaboration with The Comedy Club KL. 

For RM99++ per person, we got a 3-course Western meal plus 1 hour of stand-up comedy entertainment after. We have been to Samplings before during MIGF for its fine dining fare so we know the food is good. 

A small stage placed at the corner of the restaurant 

Still retaining its fine dining ambience

Dinner starts at 6.30pm and show starts at 8.30pm and ends at 9.30pm. The meal is also inclusive of 1 glass of complimentary Carlsberg beer. Food portions are quite small, but sufficient to fill your stomach.

The view from Samplings on the Fourteenth

Looking down

We started off with the curried pumpkin cappuccino. Since we sat directly under the air-conditioner (hence it was pretty cold), I was certainly glad to be spooning mouthfuls of this warm, delicious soup. It was quite light (not the creamy type) as well. There was 2 choices for mains, and we took one each. Out of the two, Hubby's choice of Chermoula Marinated Chicken Breast served with fondant potatoes, garden vegetables and chicken jus was better. I took a few bites and despite it being the breast meat, the chicken was very moist and flavorful, owing to the chermoula marination. I had the pan fried sea bass fillet served with saffron potatoes and garden vegetables, which was also nice but would have been better if there was more sauce.

Dessert was a coconut tiramisu, which was also pretty good but it was too small for me. I like my desserts BIG!

Curried pumpkin cappuccino

Chermoula marinated chicken breast

Pan fried sea bass fillet

Coconut tiramisu

The show started at sharp 8.30pm (hooray for punctuality!), hosted by a local talent Rizal van Geyzel. The 1 hour show featured comedians Steve Northcott and award-winning Phil Nichol (he was won "Best Comedy Show" in the Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Awards). I have to say we were fully entertained, the venue was filled with laughter from the diners, a truly enjoyable (and different) evening. I have posted 2 videos below (performance by Phil Nichol) to share with you guys.

Rizal van Geyzel

Steve Northcott

Phil Nichol

Phil Nichol, the funny man

For those interested, Samplings will be holding another Comedy Night on Valentine's Day (14 February 2012), which includes a five course set dinner menu, a glass of sparkling wine, a rose for the lady and a glass of complimentary Carlsberg beer for RM158++. The next event will feature Australian comedian Greg Sullivan and local talents Andrew Netto and Rizal van Geyzel. 

Service: Good. Since it was cold, the restaurant provided me with a scarf to use :)

Price: RM99++ for food and entertainment. Complimentary parking for diners.

Location: Samplings on the Fourteenth, Berjaya Times Square Hotel, 1 Jalan Imbi, 55100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.  

Tel: 03-2117 8000

GPS Coordinates: 3.142637, 101.709538